(19)
(11) EP 2 232 908 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.11.2009

(43) Date of publication:
29.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/39

(21) Application number: 08869886.5

(22) Date of filing: 31.12.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04W 16/26(2009.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2008/088657
(87) International publication number:
WO 2009/088937 (16.07.2009 Gazette 2009/29)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 02.01.2008 US 18571 P
02.01.2008 US 18630 P
08.04.2008 US 43295 P
21.04.2008 US 46768 P
19.09.2008 US 98678 P

(71) Applicant: InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington, DE 19810 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • SFAR, Sana
    King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 (US)
  • REZNIK, Alexander
    Titusville, New Jersey 08560 (US)
  • CHITRAPU, Prabhakar R.
    Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 19422 (US)
  • LIN, Zinan
    Melville, New York 11747 (US)
  • SAMMOUR, Mohammed
    Alrabieh Amman 11110 (JO)
  • PINHEIRO, Ana Lucia
    Phoenixville, Pennsylvania 19460 (US)
  • BELURI, Mihaela C.
    Huntington, New York 11743 (US)
  • YE, Chunxuan
    King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 (US)
  • SHAH, Yogendra C.
    Exton, Pennsylvania 19341 (US)
  • CHARLTON, Gregg A.
    Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426 (US)
  • ZHANG, Guodong
    Syosset, New York 11791 (US)
  • MANSETA, Khushali N.
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130 (US)
  • HU, Ruiyuan
    San Diego, California 92128 (US)

(74) Representative: Loqvist, Gabriel Mathias 
Awapatent AB P.O. Box 45086
104 30 Stockholm
104 30 Stockholm (SE)

   


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